Jeremy Renner has had a tough few months. The Marvel star was involved in a horrific snow plow accident on New Year’s Day and sustained serious injuries including 30 broken bones while trying to save his nephew. Renner, who is going through a slow rehabilitation process to get back on his feet spoke for the first time officially in an ABC interview with Diane Sawyer on April 6th.
The Hawkeye actor relived his terrifying experience and detailed the myriad emotions that went through him during the seconds before the crash on the slopes. The celebrity also spoke about how his life had changed mentally and physically in the aftermath.
Jeremy Renner Looks Back On A Horrific New Year’s Day
What was to have been family bonding time to start the New Year turned out to be a horrific memory for Hollywood star Jeremy Renner. The actor almost lost his life while trying to save his young nephew from danger on the ski slope. Renner is now looking back at the painful memories and the events leading up to the incident. The actor explained that he and his 27-year-old nephew, Alex, were attempting to tow a pickup truck out of the snow with his Sno Cat.
However, the plow began to slide on the ice causing Renner to fall out of the cab. Even as he was dangling from the Sno Cat, the star’s instinct was to make sure that his young nephew Auggie was not in the line of danger while also making sure his older nephew Alex wasn’t sandwiched between the cab. Speaking of the incident, Renner said,
“I just happened to be the dummy standing on the dang track a little bit, seeing if my nephew was there. That’s when I screamed, by the way, when I went under the thing, Not today, motherf*ker!’ is what I screamed. Sorry for the language.”
Renner added that while his error of dangling out of the car caused the accident, it ensured that his nephews were safe. The Hurt Locker actor said that despite the horrifying aftermath and the emotional trauma of the accident, he would do it again if it meant saving his family.
Jeremy Renner Receives Love From His Hollywood Fraternity
Following his terrifying accident on the ski slopes, actor Jeremy Renner received a heartwarming number of wishes from his colleagues in Hollywood wishing him a speedy recovery. The celebrities that took to social media to message Renner included his Marvel associates Chris Evans and Chris Pratt and Avengers directors, The Russo Brothers. Other Marvel stars like Cobie Smulders and Thor director Taika Waititi also expressed their desire to see Renner back on his feet soon.
Jeremy Renner meanwhile took to Instagram to thank his counterparts for their support during a difficult time. The star who was then recuperating in hospital sent a picture of himself with a message that read,
“Thank you all for your kind words. I’m [sic] too messed up now to type. But I send love to you all,”
Though the professional front is still off-limits for the actor due to his ongoing recovery, Jeremy Renner will be seen in his new show Rennervations which will air on April 12th, 2023 on Disney+. In the series, the actor teams up with expert builders to acquire large, decommissioned government vehicles and re-imagine them as new and innovative creations that serve kids in communities worldwide.
Source: The Independent
